6 nasty drugs your meat is on

6 nasty drugs your meat is on
“F.D.A. Restricts Antibiotics Use for Livestock,” wrote the New York Times. ”The FDA is cracking down on antibiotics on farms,” wrote theWashington Post. In point of fact, the “crackdown” was a watered-down … ”The FDA continues to knowingly allow the … Read more on Salon

Will Mallinckrodt's Xartemis Change How We Treat Pain?
Research from the National Center of Health Statistics estimates that 46 million Americans experience acute pain following inpatient procedures every year. As a result, the number of prescriptions written … As a result, the FDA is cracking down on … Read more on DailyFinance

Uncle Sam Is Helping Illegal Pot Producers Destroy California's Water Supply
The dry spell is merely exacerbating a long-developing problem in northern California, however: The huge volumes of water used to grow marijuana, as well as the noxious fertilizers and pesticides gushing into streams, are pushing local watersheds to … Read more on GovExec.com

How India's Drug Biz Can Compromise Your Pills
Such shoddy practices can lead to medicine that does not perform as it should or, worse, causes harmful side effects. … Commissioner Hamburg's eight-day trip will apply needed pressure to the Indian government to crack down on the problem, Bate says … Read more on Scientific American